Hose-reel



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' HOSE REEL;

No. 351,688. Patented Oct. 26, 1886.

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vrcron n. BnsoHMAN, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HOSE-REEL,

S$PECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,688, dated October 26, 1886.

A Application filed February 23, 1866. Serial No. 192,761. (No model.)

[To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Vrcron H. Boson MAN, a citizen of the Uni-ted States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose- Reels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a hose-reel, and has for its object to provide a light, simple, and cheap reel for such hose as are used for watering gardens, yards, and streets.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside view showing the reel with hose on it. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the reel and the hose only partly wound on the reel, and illustrating a modification in the attachment of the springspokes. -Fig. 3 is a top View of the reel and showing the hose partly wound thereon, as in Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a sectional viewof part of the reel,'showing how the springspokes are attached to the winding-drum.

The reel consists of two spring-wheels having a common hub or winding-drum,A. It is not mounted on any support, but is designed to be trundled along like rolling a toy hoop, or, as it is for light hose, a person may readily carry it. Two hoops, B, of wood or metalpreferably the latterhave notches c on their rims at equal distances apart. The winding hub or drum Ais a ring-shaped band of metal and has two rows ofholes, d, one row being close to each edge, and a hole in one row together with one in the other row forms a pair. The space between the two rows of holes is just sufiicient in width to receive one coil of hose.

. Suitable'spring-rods, e, preferablystift' wires,

comprise the spokes which connect the hoops and winding-drum. One end of each wire is fastened, as at f, about a hoop at a notch, c,

. and from thence extends to a hole, (2, in one receive one coil of hose. The spokes e, being springy, allow the hoops B to move or yield to or from each other, whereby at any one point the two hoops can be slightly spread apart. This is possible by the yielding character of the spokes. lVhen the hoops are thus spread apart at one point,the effect is to press them slightly closer together at a point on the other words, the space between them should be a little less than the width of the hose, as thereby when the hose I is coiled between the two laterally-yielding wheels it will be confined or retained in its position by the two hoops so closely approaching each other as to nearly touch.

The winding-drhm here shown comprises a circular opening, 7a, through which a persons arm may be passed when carrying the reel.

So far as concerns the feature of the winding-drum provided with two laterally-yielding wheels, having between them a space in breadth sufficient only for one coil of hose, it will be understood the construction to produce this feature may vary from that here shown. For instance, the winding-drum need not be a ring-shaped band of metal nor have a circular opening. The spring-spokes may be attached to'the drum differently, and other details may vary from what is here shown.

The spring-spokes, instead of connecting the two hoops and the drum, as shown in Fig. 4, may extend across the center, as shown in Fig. 2, and thus the two ends of the same spoke be attached to one hoop.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States l. Ahose-reel comprising a whirling-drum, A, two hoops, B, having such relative position as to nearly touch each other, and springwires 0, connecting the winding-drum and said hoops, whereby the hoops may move or yield. to and from each other, and the hose,

wound on the drum in a volute coil of single In testimony whereof I affix my signature breadth, will be confined or retainedby the two in the presence of two witnesses. hoops approaching each other, as set forth.

2. A hose-reel having a ring-shaped band, VICTOR H. BUSCHMAN. A, provided with a row of holes, (I, close to each edge, two hoops, and springwvires e, \Vitnesses: passed through the holes in the said band and JOHN E. MORRIS, connected with thehoops, as set forth. JNO. T. MADDoX. 

